Q: Is 5,800,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 5,800,500 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 5,800,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 900 1,125 1,289 1,500 2,250 2,578 3,867 4,500 5,156 6,445 7,734 11,601 12,890 15,468 19,335 23,202 25,780 32,225 38,670 46,404 58,005 64,450 77,340 96,675 116,010 128,900 161,125 193,350 232,020 290,025 322,250 386,700 483,375 580,050 644,500 966,750 1,160,100 1,450,125 1,933,500 2,900,250 and 5,800,500, with no remainder.

Since 5,800,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,800,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).